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April 20, 2018
Bryan Camp: Five Things I Learned Writing The City Of Lost Fortunes
by terribleminds Source link In 2011, Post-Katrina New Orleans is a place haunted by its history and by the hurricane’s destruction, a place that is hoping to survive the rebuilding of its present long enough to ensure that it has a future. Street magician Jude Dubuisson is likewise burdened by his past and by thes
How to End Writing Procrastination in 1 Step
by Anne Wayman Source link End writing procrastination in a single step. It’s really quite simple – maybe not easy, but simple. You know the kind of thing I’m talking about – that article, or blog post, or book you’ve been postponing. It might be work for a client or it might be writing somethings
April 19, 2018
6 Things to Ask Your Social Media Manager
by Grammar Chic, Inc. Source link While it’s not quite fair to say that everyone has a social media presence, the reality is that most of us do—and that number is only increasing as time goes by. Businesses and public figures can’t afford not to have a footprint on social media, which is where mores
Read Something of Thrilling Quality
by JW Source link One of the best ways to get started writing is to read something of thrilling quality. I never read poetry or fiction, and anything that smacks of usefulness—science or biography—is off-limits. Essentially, I read literary essays. I like super-arrogant, high-level, brainy essays about aesthetics. I had a Nabokov jag for as
Writing Tips: Know Your Audience
by Melissa Donovan Source link Writing tips: know your audience. It’s an old adage for writers: know your audience. But what does that mean? How well must we know the audience? And does knowing the audience increase our chances of getting published or selling our books? Some writers insist that the best way to writes
Ramp Up the Conflict in Your Story With This One Technique
by The Magic Violinist Source link Recently when I looked over the first draft of my latest novel in order to buckle down and start editing, I noticed that there were a lot of sections that bored me. My mind started to wander and I couldn’t figure out why. Looking more closely, I found thes
New Indie Book Release: REVOLVER (Savannah Stewart)
by Alan Kealey Source link New Indie Book Release: REVOLVER – Savannah Stewart Romantic Suspense (270 Pages – April 2018) REVOLVER is a wild ride full of twists and turns. Not your usual series killer story, but with a giant…
Having Trouble Reaching Your Audience? It’s Time to Get Radically Relevant
by Sonia Simone Source link So, you may remember not that long ago — as in, last month — I was very keen on chatbots. I got a lot of inspiration from Andrew Warner over at Mixergy, who had helped me see some things that I hadn’t understood at all about the format. Fast forwards
Literary agents for science fiction
by Fiona Bradbury Source link Literary agents for science fiction
